Ivon Hickmon and Jeremy Perry, founder of Athletes Can, are guests this week on Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. Athletes Can provides mentoring to student athletes from elementary school through college. And for the second year, they have selected a school to donate bicycles to students write winning essays. To learn more please visit https://www.athletescan.org. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in their field.
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Cathy Heimerdinger, founder of Meals 4 Health & Healing, discusses the mission of the foundation with Tribune Editorial Director Sandra Long Weaver. She is the widow of Mike Heimerdinger, who had been the offensive coordinator for the Titans. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and died in 2011. The group is dedicated to raising awareness about healthy lifestyles and nourishing meal preparation. The foundation provides free meals for three months to those undergoing cancer treatments and their caregivers. You can learn more by visiting https://www.hfmeals.com. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the…
Sandra Barnes, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Assistant Vice Chancellor of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is this week’s guest on Take 10 On Tuesdays. Dr. Barnes talks with Social Media Director Jason Luntz about unconscious bias, which refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. Her studies are eading to an understanding of how our unconscious opinion of people can affect the way we deal with others on a daily basis. You can learn more about her office and studies by visiting: https://wp0.its.vanderbilt.edu/equity-diversity-inclusion/ Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the…
When The Tennessee Tribune was founded in 1991, the average American had not heard of the internet. Most people had no idea that one day a global system of interconnected computers would change they way they shop, communicate and live. It was 1995 when the internet was fully commercialized in the United States and it started to enter homes and places of business. Flash forward to 2016 and the internet has revolutionized the human experience. Where we once had to find news and info by seeking out traditional media sources (television, print and radio), we now have updated information at…
Dr. Cheryl Green, a board member for the Tennessee chapter of The Gift of Adoption, is this week’s guest on Take 10 on Tuesday with The Tennessee Tribune. The nonprofit agency helps families with some final expenses related to the adoption of a child. Green said the organization assists with international, national and local adoptions. The Tennessee chapter is about two years old and is holding its first walkathon fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Siegenthaler Bridge. To learn more visit: https://facebook.com/giftofadoptiontennessee Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who…
This week’s guests on Take 10 On Tuesdays are American Baptist College (ABC) President Forrest Harris and his wife Mrs. Jackie Harris, Director of the ABC Health and Wellness Center. They sit down with Social Media Director Jason Luntz to discuss their institutions tobacco-free campus policy. ABC has teamed up with the Truth Initiative, the nation’s largest non-profit health organization dedicated to making tobacco-use a thing of the past. The President and Director explain how their goal is to help completely eradicate tobacco use among young students. To learn more visit https://www.facebook.com/dropdaht. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time…
Patience Ruffin, Director and Linda Leathers, CEO of Treatment Services at The Next Door, are this week’s guests on Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. They sat down with Tribune Editorial Director Sandra Long Weaver to discuss the services offered by the nonprofit to women who have addictions through in-patient and out-patient treatments. They see over 150 women a day from the Nashville area. To learn more about the agency and how you may help someone you may know visit https://www.thenextdoor.org. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who…
Who do you think won the first presidential debate on Sept. 26? Tune into Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee at to see what several local politicians thought about the performances of Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump. Tribune Editorial Director Sandra Long Weaver moderates a panel with State Rep. Brenda Gilmore, Metro Councilwoman At-Large Sharon Hurt and Metro Councilman Sam Coleman where the issues are discussed. Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in their field. To learn about all the interesting people…
LaRhonda S. Magras, vice president for community programs at the YWCA, discusses the Family Literacy Center on Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. She tells Sandra Long Weaver, Editorial Director for The Tribune, about the free classes offered to help women earn their high school equivalency and for young children between 3 and 5. You can learn more by visiting: https://ywcanashville.com/ Every Tuesday the Tennessee Tribune takes the time out to interview citizens of the Metro-Nashville area who are doing important things in their field. To learn about all the interesting people in Nashville, TN please visit: https://tntribune.org.
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